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Croydon Airport (ICAO: EGCR) [a] was the UK's only international airport during the interwar period. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It opened in 1920, located near Croydon , then part of Surrey . Built in a Neoclassical style, [ 3 ] it was developed as Britain's main airport, handling more cargo, mail, and passengers than any other UK airport at the time. [ 2 ]
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The Croydon Aerodrome robbery was the theft of £21,000 worth of gold bullion, gold sovereigns and American Eagles from London's Croydon Aerodrome (then in Surrey) on 6 March 1935. As was customary at the aerodrome, only one security guard was on duty; he held the keys to the strong room, and met each incoming cargo flight.
The London region is served by six main airports, and a number of smaller ones. There are also some former airports which used to serve London, but have since closed. Some of London's airports (e.g. Heathrow, City Airport, Croydon Airport and Biggin Hill Airport) are or were inside the boundary of Greater London, but others (e.g. Gatwick, Stansted, Southend and Luton) are outside Greater ...
The 1936 KLM Croydon accident was the crash of a KLM airliner on 9 December 1936, shortly after taking off from the Croydon Air Port (as it was known at the time) on a scheduled flight to Amsterdam, Netherlands. The aircraft was destroyed and 15 of the 17 passengers and crew on board died as a result of the accident. [1]
A photo of Croydon Airport in the 1930’s. Croydon was the location of London's main airport until the Second World War. During the war, much of central Croydon was devastated by German V-1 flying bombs and V-2 rockets, and for many years the town bore the scars of the destruction.
An inquest was opened at Brandon Hill near Croydon on 16 July 1928 and after identification of the four passengers was adjourned. [2] The inquest resumed on 30 July 1928 and it was explained to the inquest by an employee of Imperial Airways that it was not unusual for passengers to be taken on test flight and those on board had permission. [3]
The company was founded in 1943 by W.A. Rollason at Croydon Airport along with a sister company W.A. Rollason Limited and Rollason Aircraft Services Limited. The Rollason companies were involved in the maintenance and overhaul of a large variety of aircraft and engines, primarily based at Croydon with engine work done at Shoreham. [2]